The 2022 Proposed Rule under the Investment Company Act would provide a safe harbor for SPACs from the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act, provided that they satisfy certain conditions that limit a SPAC’s duration, asset composition, business purpose and activities. The duration component of the proposed safe harbor rule would require a SPAC to file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC announcing that it has entered into an agreement with the target company (or companies) to engage in an initial business combination no later than 18 months after the effective date of the SPAC’s registration statement for its initial public offering. The SPAC would then be required to complete its initial business combination no later than 24 months after the effective date of its registration statement for its initial public offering. Although the 2022 Proposed Rules, including the proposed safe harbor rule, have not yet been adopted, the SEC has indicated that there are serious questions concerning the applicability of the Investment Company Act to a SPAC that does not complete its initial business combination within the proposed time frame set forth in the proposed safe harbor rule.
The 2022 Proposed Rules, including the proposed safe harbor rule, have not yet been adopted, and one or more elements of the 2022 Proposed Rules, including the proposed safe harbor rule, may not be adopted or may be adopted in a revised form. Nevertheless, we intend to comply with the terms of the proposed safe harbor rule, including the duration component of that rule. As a result, we do not believe that the SEC would deem us to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act. However, if we were deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds and may hinder our ability to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the required time period, our public stockholders may receive only approximately $10.30 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account, and our warrants will expire worthless.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Unregistered Sales
In January 2021, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for a capital contribution of $25,000. On March 9, 2021, we effected a stock dividend of 0.2 shares for each share of Class B common stock outstanding, resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 8,625,000 Founder Shares. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 1,125,000 shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriter in full. The Sponsor subsequently transferred 25,000 Founder Shares to each of our independent directors, and 150,000 Founder Shares to Kyle Francis, our Chief Financial Officer. These transferred Founder Shares were not subject to forfeiture in the event the underwriter’s over- allotment option is not exercised. On March 12, 2021, the underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option, hence, 837,500 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture. On March 15, 2021, the underwriter forfeited the remaining over-allotment option, and hence 287,500 shares of Class B common stock were subsequently forfeited. On March 12, 2021, our Sponsor purchased 6,113,333 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to our Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $9,170,000. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales. This issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Use of Proceeds
On March 12, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 33,350,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of the Over-Allotment Option to purchase an additional 3,350,000 Units, generating gross proceeds of $333,350,000, and incurring offering costs of approximately $18,833,894, inclusive of $11,672,500 in deferred underwriting commissions. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the Initial Business Combination, if consummated) and the IPO and sale of Over-Allotment Unit expenses, $2,100,000 of the net proceeds from our IPO, the sale of Over-Allotment Units and certain of the proceeds from the Private Placement was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of the IPO and certain proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants are held in the Trust Account and invested as described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from the IPO and Private Placement as is described in the final prospectus related to the IPO.
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.